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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-03
FARM FOR SALE.
T WILL OFFER AT PUBLIC SALE, on
Wednesday, March 3Oth, 1887.

The farm on which 1 reside, containing "a acres
situated in Wheeling township, Belmont county, o.,
Iniaway between Fa1rp9lnt Snd M bruce staeons, one
high state of cultivation adapted to either garden
ing or dairying There is on the premises new
within plain view of said railway also all necessary
out buildings. Said farm is underlaid with and ]
1T. veins of coal easy to mine. Sale to commence
at o'clock p. IN. Terms easy-made known on day
of sale.
33-4t* JNO. MCPHERSON.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-03
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
REAL ESTATE

DURSUANT to an order from the probate
court of Belmont county, Ohio, the under
= signed administrator of the estate of Will
liam Sutton, deceased, will sell at public
sale, upon the premises, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-03

Connections at Barton with all passenger
trains on the O., L. W. R'y; at Bridgeport
With G. & P. R'y for Bellaire, Martins Ferry.
Pittsburgh, and other points East and West
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-03

234t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-03

stnadard Time, which is 36 minutes slower
than local time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-03
Probate Court.

JNo. MCPHERSON.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
Threw Ills Chances Away.

@Did you strike Mr.. Thompson because he
struck your the judge asked o. an old negro
who had been drawn up before the court
"No, sab, hit dc genermsn kaze | WIZ
erfeerd he wux gwine ter hit me. Jedge,
does yer reckon Use gwne stan an wait fur er
puSsOn ter hit met Tse or pO' man, jeise,
an il nightly in debt, but amt er fool"
II suppose, then, you struck him lecause be
cursed you"
ayes. sab, date IT, Neber did gee or man
grabble right down ermong de fine pinis 50
nice cuss.d de blamed 9enerman, an den
wen he cussed me blazed him.
"But what right did you have TO curse
himn
"Talkin' ter me, sahf
ayes. am talking 10 you
wall. sab, cussed him kazc he looked Ike
he gwino cuSs me. Ise or p man, tell yer,
but amt fool ernuG ter stan an Jet or pus-
son GUS me-
well. SEQ clearly that you are in the
wrong and am therefore compelled 10 me
you
"Dar now, yer dun los all yer zeckertiye
knowledge. spize ter see er man start out
50 bright an den lose all his fine pints IL
makes me- lose conference In de 'uman
family ter see err man fling hissef erway Ike
dis we're. Been thinkin' all dis time dat yer'ef
WIZ gwine up Oh de s'prene bench, but ef yer
keeps on dser way it want be laung till yer
amt fifteen ter BE- er deputy sheriff. How
much yer gwine ter fine me, jedgeT
"Ten dollars"
@Dis white mans gone, femme tell yer; he's
gone Got no mo chance fur DE spreme
bench now den er--er-shote has o ridn' one
o deze bicycles Had de fines chances o. any
pus,on eber seed, but be- flung em erway
Dis heah white man is gone, femme tell yer;
he's jos nachully gone '-Arkansaw Traveller
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
WINTER IN THE NORTHWEST.

Warren Taylor, 1888 oM soldier was caught
| IN n BLIZZARD boo The Mu,selsheil and fngntfIll
/ frozen iu the hands and f-et DE died from
/ blood poisoning two days later
Dan l0yey was lost boo the Mus-e.sheiI range
and wandered for six days ni.h nothing TO
/ eat in the worst blizzard ever SEEM uestoppcd
! three feet % blanket horse. got lost and was
picked up by some cowboy, week later
Tony Wise and a Swede named Martin
were 900 work on mining property on tne side
/ az Sheep mountain early boo january. d huge
avalanche swept down the mountain Side ana
hur.,I the meu into eternity without "a moo
ment's warning, buryus them thousands Of
t feet below.
From Jan o. II of this year the degree oi
cold was something ughtiuL Mercury Their
mom-ters were often coH-ealed ant spirit
Thermometers were kept busy yImpu. from
+ 4OtoCDlel0w zero. iiau dozen umr- Was
the ~ notch touched. and once 0- br.'"
zero wa, scored on the Saskatchewan plains.
Curous phenomena sometimes attend "a
snowfall boz Montana Near Mate Co.enans
ranch. Jan - the fakes were tremendous DO
s.ze Some were larger THAN miiR pans. Some
aakcs measured ID inches square aid inches
thick For miles the ground was covered
with such punches, auI tuey made Remarks
able spectacle while falling. s mail CARRIER
was caught in tne -ame storm and ye.liie. Do.
The authorities boo weather ODD Montana arr
the iudan. Ou-r. about thirty }H- ago..
tHene Na, q terrible winter lle SNOW hy
-.X feet deep iu lhe lr.oa.tone valley, Hut
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
Nothing Like a Boom.

4 man who had not been in certain Da-
kota town for something over year was re
Gently talking with man who lives there
and happened 10 refer 10 the stream the place
is situated ON as creek"
"Thats no creek, said the native.
"They called it Buffalo Wallow creek when
was there before"
"Oh. well. that's all right; but it's Big Buf-
falo river now"
81 don't see what could make the differ
ence."
Il cau-that was before the boom, it was
a creek then, but you bet its big flowing
river with catfish and sea serpent So itnow
Just read the local paper and learn about the
immense water power 1t furnishes, and how
il is 'animportsnt factor in settling the yexed
interstate commerce law complication !
tell YOU there's nothing like boom To bring
out the good points of things Dakota Bell
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
THE LATE URlEL CROKER.
The Publisher Of the First Book Printed
from Stereotype Plates IN America.


Boston. Aug. 2-Urid Croker, probably
the oldest publisher in America, whose name
was long familiar TO every reader Of religious
aud educational literature, died at CohaS-ett,
Mass, recently, aged 81 years. Tho firm Of
Croker 81 Brewster was in existence sixty
nine years counting from the original firm
in which Mr. Armstrong was the principal,
and was only dissolved by the death Of the
senior partner IL is doubted II any parallel
ease can be found in America.
Uriel Croker was a native of Marblehead,
and when hc was - years old, in ISL his
father Appended him 10 Samuel Arm
strong. printer, al 80 Comhill street, Boston.
Two months later Osmya Brewster entered
tine Same office; and on Nov J. ISIS Mr.
Armstrong took the two young men into
partnership I'm $50 he retired and for sixty
two year, Croker q Brewster have re-
mained partners, their premises having been
tine same foi Gny-cight years and their firm
the only book selling and publishing estab-
li,hmcnt in Boston that weathered the imam
cial storms of ISL and ISL They estab-
lI,hcd o branch firm in New York, bat dis
posed Of It, Co Jonathan Ieavitt and Daniel
A. Aurirton which was the origin Of the
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
She conldn,s Comply with the Dem.nd..

4 collier and his wife, who were constantly
having high old times, were mp before the
local stirendiary the other day, the wife
charged by her husband for violently assault
ing him and hitting on a piece II his nose.
The collier admitted that he was d bit gone,
md had all the worst Of the shindy. His
worship, in stigmatizing the case as one OF
exceptionally brutal character said be re
eretted that he was not able 20 imprison
either the complainant or defendant, and that
he was sorr, that oil be could DO was 20 bind
the wife over 10 keep the peace forsix month";.
Upon the fair one hearing this, she remarked
in bewllderment.
EN-. master, but Gamma. guy 1t TO th'
Liverpool Mercury.
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tween them and be- be thus "shuckeA' q it
lie objected 10 crossing a perfectly sound
bridge over Niagara Gre X. The whole com
pany were obliged 90 precipitate Themselves
upon him IN the proportion OF two men 10 a
leg and carry him over bodily. Among his
supporters was Judge Cavis, ON bis way %
open the United States district court in
Mono county, who was congratulated after
the passage " the creek ON bringing such a
successful "powor of attorney 90 bear on
that WALLER mule After getting him over,
his driver, taking club. heiahored him i'm
sections. a proceeding 10 which he seemed so
accustomed and received apparently, with
SOD little emotion that the man al last threw
his stick away exclaiming in discouraged
tones. Hon just stand and take SIS and take
il an dayw
Two days afterward be rolled down the
stecpe,t hillside he could find, going over and
over pack and all. ike big dry goods
box. AZ tne bottom be lay quiet. easy
AMI uuiniured tin we went down aud un-
strapped him We were half the afternoon
getting the load up % the trail again, for To-
pack and lead him mp % % was impossible
We were another half day aghteniug ont
our bent AMI hanged tan cuiirr polls ana olhei
camp cooking utensils which formed part Of
bis load, and which Doc had in hi, descent
rolled. pressed and twisted into unrouth and
announcement FORMS That he planned all this
iu hi, mind and SO allowed himself % tumble
down ! am moro than half disposed 90 be
leve. for mule has a mind Of bis own, and
can scheme and plan and remember injuries,
since Dc is an old saying among mule
drivers that one Of these beasts viii wait
seven years to get good chance 20 kick a
man he', down on" And ono more strange
and peculiar thing about the mule-no mat
ter bow well you feed or how rich the food
you give lim. when IN camp hes unpacked
Of night, he vil first lay down and roll and
pruut boo the luxury and ease Of relief from
hi, heavy load. and the next thing he does Is
to MUNICH aud chew aud swallow mouthfuls
Of thedeai, dry and rotten little twiss, dead
leaves. bark or such trash as be finds lying
about The Old hands say be must have this
stuff, that it serves some useful purpose m his
digestive economy known only to himself,
and that If be- can't get IL hon fan away IN
flesh and eyeudIe PRENTICE MILFORD.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
,,,o mule, often commences 70 swell ns wei

(the mule often commences 10 swell as well
as grunt and groan and whine NJ II he were
in great suffering, end this he keeps mp dur
ing the whole performance, Of which the
principal and 70 the mule the desired
result Is that be collapses ZEN min
utcs after starting on his days journey,
and the process must b. gone over again
and sometimes again, and then even
again' We hal "yalcr mule" IN our train
going over 20 Washoc that was always med
itaiing and carrying out some kind u vii
lainy II he saw low, overhangng rock he
went for il in order that his load might bang
against il ard if possible he brus- eel oh. II
he saw two trees growing near together and
at distance suited 10 his diabolical purpose,
he went for them, 70 the eud that the load
hanging over his sides might BE- caught be
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
They Net hy Chance.

They met by chance. A gayward Fate
Tin then had kept them wide apart
lie had uo thought Of love or hate;
She hardly knew she had a heart.
They met by chance. The sinking sun
Cast Engineering shadows on the ground
The long June day vas nearly done,
The twilight dim Was gathering round
They met by chance-a fateful chance.
That brought them nearer, nearer stii,
Each gave the other startled glance,
Each felt Inomentary thrill
They met by chance. 4 swift, sharp pain
Unnerves them when they think u that
They trust they'll never meet again
The 'cyclist and the brindle cat.
-Sonervilic Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

tfTl''iN ''fI
NASTucEFT. MaV, Ang o Wy first job
In the California mine, was that " beef
packer ~ tho miners i Tire IuoIumnc
That was eight years after the crush Of
40" Times were still COOL Iahorers'
wages were - Itr day. a carpenter got
g. ANY man who could saw board in two
caIlei himself "A carpenter.
l packed my beef already cut in steaks
and roasting pieces, in paunior slung over
mustangs back II was pretty tough beef
some of IT, ! think. cut from bulls who had
fought in the Mexican arenas ever since the
invasion Of Cofies We never bothered in
cutting up a qnartcr N beef about porter
house steaks COZ "sirloIus We Sliced 10 OF
from the neck o. the rump as YOU would
slice potato f1r frying Our purchasers
got the sirioin and porterhou-. al tine same,
somewhere in their meat. Most ~ tie miners
were away at their work when / l,ft the
meat at their cabins lett b. in the
covered game safcs, which were suspended by
cord from the tree usually near or shadow
ing tbe mansion But IN the summer YOU
could ,ahs leave steak hanging ont Of
doors for DAYS aud 10 would not decay. The
sun, heat and perfectly dry air soon covered
it with "a kini 81 film, a skin like parchment
50 DO would yet dryer and dryer. until the
whole piece wa, "jerked,n or sun cured
Only the yellow jackets, n specie, Of wasp.
would when the meat was fresh. bore holes
in s., cut the meat out in little bits with some
manner II sharp apparatus they have, roll
this meat up IN balls twice as big as hucsshOt
and in this shape fly away with It,
ono day while ON the dusty trail my mus
tang ran away with fun pauuer load. lie
was active with his heels, and every Time be
kicked up rel steak few into the air, glow
ine ia tho sunshine, and thereafter falling
Hop i'm the red powdery dust Irregular brick
dust which makes an over the mines ia thcdry
season. ran after the animal, crying
~ noai" gathering mp steak after steak ns
found them, and, when the load became too
heavy 10 carry, depositng them in little
piles When the mustang had kicked out all
the meat he stopped and seemed satisfied.
went back with him, gathered up my heaps
Of dust covered steaks, loaded up again, went
down the long half mile descent
10 the river and washed them in
it, current, muddy with the myriad
tons Of rel mud sluiced in 1t 10y thousands az
up country miners twenty, thirty. forty
miles away. Then. ~ usual, ! left the meat,
grit. mud and all. for the boys 10 get away
with as best they might Ny employer had
no Use for my service about week after.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
Wit of the Players.

First Tragedian- Heard the latest on old
Busknl
Low Comedian-No What is IT.
First TrageIian-W Why, You see he's been
on the stage twenty years and never got a
hand in bis life They gave him good part
in the new piece and he made mp bis mind
he'd get some applause II It cost him a leg.
He's got eight children, you know, and be-
planted them in a row in the orchestra and
told them all 10 shout bravo at the top Of
their lungs when be reached the CLIMAX Of
lis big scene IN the second act What did the
Kids DO but get up and yell Bravo, papa so
sou could hear them all over the house. u
gave the Oh mans snap away.-Judge
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

All taxes due the State can De paid in
coupons.
Complete protection and indemnity
guaranteed.
License taxes due the State can be paid
In coupons.
Overdue taxes due the State on real
and personal property can be paid in cou-
pOns.
by rendering coupons you will save a
large proportion of your tax BILL
The United States Supreme Court by
repeated decisions has held the State
tax-receiyable coupons TO be as good ten
der as gold or bank notes.
JAMES i. COOPER,
9ll Main street, Richmond Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
The Kind Of - wife Ho Got.

'Wen, Blinks, hear Charlie Friener IS
married What kind Of wife did be- get,
anyway
"Well. Jack, he got an anyway kind II a
ono. She's pretty good chunk of a woman,
weighs about $50 and a kind Of don't care Tor
nothing woman One Of these j seem
haven't saw. awful purity 4 knowd
kind. Kentucky State journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
snme Other Dlsease.

They said she died Of broken heart, said
the first woman, as they came up the car
steps.
i don't believeit,7 sharply replied No, ..
But whyP
why Because she's had rs many AS six
new bounets "a year. and not one of them cost
less than $lj Detroit Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock Market.
Reported by G. w. Branch & Co., bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street.


NEw YORK, August I've have had a very
fevefish market throughout the day and the
general tendency Is still towards . lower
level The bull element seems to be quics
cent and careless a. tO the immediate out
come being content "a await the result of
the decline, The reports a. 10 the condition
81 the corn crop are not very satisfactory
and this may in some degree account for the
selling If the Granger stock. During the last
half hour prices rallied somewhat, but with
out any substantial recovery.
The market closed feverish. Money, 3 and
and o Ter cent.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

A colored gentleman applied % Col Yer
ger Of Austin, Tex, for employment
Have you any references from your for
mer employers asked Col Yerger
"Yes, I has, boss. Use worked under all
de superintendent Of de penitenshiary for de
las ten years, and dey jess wonhiped me,
boss. Texas Siftings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
1914 Main street. Richmond. v


cured and It's return prevented by the use
of DR.. Dayd'- Vegetable Liver Pills. As this
remedy has been thoroughly tested hy mum
beers of our best people, COntainng.as ~ does
none but vegetable Ingredients 10 should com
mend itself To all sufferers with this terrible
disease. Being extremely mild in action, these
pills can be- taken by both the weak and the
strong. Price, - cents box Of p Pills i've
boxes for 81.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

EI,uNosu, Va. August =.
Market quiet prices firm attendance 0n
Change small Receipts very gnod Stock
increased last month 3. - hog-hea'l. and 353
tierr,4. Shipping demand good and steady
for export leaf
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
THE DAILY TIMES ALMANAC.


Indications for Virginia commencing M g pm
Yesterday Local rains. followed hY slightly
warmer weather. -Outherly winds. becoming
variable.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
Yen Can Drive vermin ont Of Your mouse

BY using the Prepared Shelf Paper for
pantry shelves and drawers. Warranted to
prevent and drive away Ants, Roachts, Water
Bugs Nc.. -n annoying 10 huusckccpcrs.
Whenever this paper is used BE- answers "a
doubIc purp0se-lf drives away Nermln, and
az the same time lbcing white 10 gives every
place neat, clean appearance.
Positively no poisonous drugs used in the
preparation of thi. paper. Ask your Druggist
or Grocer for 10. For sale by
BODEKEK BROTHERS,
Druggists,
1914 Main street, Richmond. Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
MULES AND MUSTANGS.
THEIR WORK AS PACK ANIMALS IN
EARLY CALIFORNIA DAYS.

A Chapter Of "Reminiscences 81 the Days
of the Gold Mining Craze on the IA
oinc Slopc-The Bnsincss ~ Packing
Reef
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

STATEMENT SHOWING THE RECEIPTS ANu pE
LIyERIf- OBJ LEAF TOBACCO ANu STOCKS
ON HAND is THt WAHfnOt~ E- ot 1Ht cry
OF RICHMOND. VA. TO JULY 81, l7'i.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

Choice Imported Claret-price very
diva Chambcrlayne q Co.. s., 10 and T. south
Thirteenth street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

Pure Old French Brandy and Sherry
Wine. For sale by
tHAMBEHLAfNE a Co,
~ and II South Thirteenth street
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

Old Martell and lIennessy Brandy
cheap, AZ Chamberayne y Co.'S, ~ aud y
south Thirteenth street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

Try La Normandi Operas, very choice
at Chamberlayne X Co.'S, ~ and Il south
Thirteenth street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

great publishing house of D. Appleton & Co.
The first enterprise that made the name of
Croker & Brewster famous was their publ
cation Of SCOTS family Bible in six royal
octavovolumes, the first large work ever stor-
eotyf,ei in America MI Croker acquired a
handsome fortune and was interested in yari.
Gus railroads aud other public works Last
year the firm celebrated the seventy fifth ami.
versary Of their meeting, in the office Of Arm.
strong, and many men eminent IN politics
and literature were present lie leaves two
sous aud daughter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03

Tobacco Market.

MARX llll.
Q4Otafions. Midiling, lOic
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
A Sensation.

Why is il that three bottles Of u. Is. -. are
sold in Atlanta TO one Of any other blood rem
edy. and twice as much consumed ID the state
Of Georgia as any other prcpapiionf NO one
need take our word. but simply ask the drug
gists. Ask the people. They are competent
witnesses. Six houses i'm Atlanta are buying
y. D. y. in i've and ten gross lots. and some Of
them buy a. often rs every two months. why
these unprecedented sales here M home with
so little advertislugg Modesty forbis us max
inga reply. Had -. -. -. been before the pub
tie a quarter or half century. ii would NOT be
necessary 10 BE- bolstered up with crutchcs Of
page advertisements now. Merit will conquer
and down money
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~I.OO Worth $500 90.

For four years have been a sufferer from "a
terrible form Of Rheumatism which reduced
me So low that AN hope of recovery wa, given
mo. have suffered the most oScruciaung
pain day and night, and often while writhing
I'm agony have wished lcoulddic. ] havetrcd
everything known for that disease, hut moth
ing did me any good. and have had some of the
finest physicians OF the State to work 1913 me
but all to no effect have spent over s0'
without finding relief J am now proud t0
Say that after using only one botilcoi j. Is. 49,
lam enabled Co walk around and attend to
business. ami Womb NOT take 80" for the
benefit received from one single hottie OF
IB.B.B. Ircfor toail merchants and bu,incs,
men of This town. Yours. most truly
T.. a. CARA.
Warorlv. Walker county. Texas.
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REcAprruLArrov or INSPECTIONS.

Inspected during ten months ending July :
IAs1.
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Increase for the month OF july. 2.s92 hogs
head- and 353 tierces.